Horny Devil
(has 2 batches)
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Rotating|
Score
7.21
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Horny Devil is our interpretation of a Belgian-style Golden Ale. Brewed with authentic Belgian ingredients including candi sugar and a Trappist yeast strain, its fruity and spicy aromas include notes of orange, banana, and peppercorns. Coriander seeds add refreshing citrus notes which meld seamlessly with the beer’s delicate malt. Horny Devil finishes with a lively carbonation and a refreshingly dry finish.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Rich amber color with no head. Sweet malt aroma with some yeast/spiciness. Sweet malt/honey flavor with some spice. Thick bodied. Hides alcohol very well. Much better tasting with a bit of the yeast swirled in. Leaves a bit of spiciness and sweetness on the tongue.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2005
at 10:46
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
2004 bottle. Good bright coppery-orange colored body, hazy with a big white head and fair lacing. Aroma of heavy coriander, pils malt (honey) some wet grass clippings. Flavor begins with a big burst of dry citrus, alcohol and powerfully overbearing coriander. I’m not getting much complex yeastiness, though it is distinctly Belgian. Lemon, dough, honey, lots of candi sugar and residual sweetness. Mouthfeel is thick, viscous and lightly syrupy. Body is medium-full. Finish is dry to the extreme, astringency, no doubt from the coriander and alcohol. For all of the good ingredients in here and the dedication to quality, I just can’t get around the tremendous amounts of coriander. Mixing that with the firm alcohol prove to be too much for me and it just comes off slightly brutal on the palate. I don’t really like how the coriander and alcohol ARE this beer. I’d much rather they were just elements. I thought this was a 2003 bottle, so I’m a bit mad that I opened it, now that I realize it is a 2004. If ever there is a case of a beer needing more time in the cellar, this is it. Though it’s going to need a miracle to meld all of that coriander in to something more palateable. Definitely giving AleSmith the benefit of the doubt though, and my score reflects that potential. Will revisit and rerate in a couple years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2005
at 15:09
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Plenty of spices in the aroma (chili pepper, 5 spices and lemonpeel). Some lactic sourness Cloudy yellow no head. Weird flavors Meaty veggies, fruit, yeast, dirt very slight burn retronasal. Hides alcohol very well - surprisingly light body. Balance is off I think.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2004
at 08:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy blonde coloured body with a thinnish white head. Aroma of nice coriander seed, banana, bubble gum, and some yeast. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong yeastiness with a good sweetness and subtle hopiness on the tail-end. Aftertaste shows a lot of characterisitics ranging from coriander seed freshness to dry alcohol flavours. Overall, a nice beer and a truly great treat (even at $20) in Washington. I sampled this with great friend Phil (haddon90) at RFD in Washington, D.C. on 06-November-2004.
Tried
on 13 Nov 2004
at 18:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
April 2004. Hazy golden ale with no head. Nose of peaches and coriander and fruit juice (5 -alive was mentioned, but my memory is blurry). Very sweet spicey beer with alcohol warmth but rather flat. Rich bodied.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2004
at 20:42
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Mmmmm...a Ratebeer date beer! Poured a cloudy orange with a white head. Aroma of vinous notes, belgian sugar, and alcohol. By far the sweetest Belgian I've tried, with belgian sugar, vinous notes, light banana esters, and spices dominating the palate. The alcohol was hidden nicely. The fruit fly that, within seconds, landed in this brew's frothy head let me know I was dealing with a superior product. I'll purchase this again for special occasions, as mentioned.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2003
at 22:50